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  shared commercial kitchen space for several years but after lots of positive feedback, they decided it was time to take their business to the next level by either opening up a brick and mortar location or a food trailer.
When the pandemic hit at the beginning of 2020, they made the decision to move forward with a 30’ long, 22,000 LB food trailer from Southern Dimensions Group from Waycross, GA. The trailer is complete with hand wash sink, 3 bay sink, prep sink, 3 bay steam table, sandwich prep sta- tion, a Winston Warmer, Charbroil grill, 4 burner cooktop and oven, and an Ole Hickory ELEDX Smoker. After the three month build, the trailer was delivered on time for a September 2020 Opening.
Currently open Friday through Sunday, noon to sold old (which is usually within 4 hours) and taking on average 40 orders an hour. In addition to the catering and the food
truck businesses, Messy Mike’s also offers two bottled sauces (Original and Hot) with a new one to be released soon, as well as his famous rib rub. Both the original and hot sauces have placed well in national competitions in- cluding the Awards of Excellence and the American Royal. The sauces are available for purchase online and at the trailer. The sauces and rub can also be found in many local retailers around New England. Messy Mike's St. Louis Style ribs, with his own rub and sauce, have won many local competitions including 2018 and 2019 Best Ribs on the Seacoast of Southern NH put on by Smuttynose Brewing.
"Messy" Mike Massiglia was one of the founder of Pit Life BBQ Podcast along with John MaGuire, that was featured in the previous Barbecue News Magazine issue. However, with the new trailer taking all his time, he had to leave the show to focus the new business ventures.
Messy Mike's Barbecue & Catering all started with one goal; bringing real, authentic BBQ to New England. They achieved their goal in spite of the risky circumstances sur- rounding the pandemic, and flourished like many busi- nesses have during this global crisis. You can find more info about this amazing couple and their story from their website at www.MessyMikesBarbecue.com.
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